Dr. Allie Lonneman is an award-winning pediatric dentist and founder of Arlington Tongue Tie Center, Arlington’s only practice solely dedicated to the treatment of tongue-ties and lip-ties in infants ...

Tongue tie surgery involves separating the lining that connects the mouth to the tongue, known as the frenulum. It is a surgery to treat tongue tie, which is when the frenulum is unusually short or ...

When Chrissy Teigen’s 3-year-old daughter, Luna, was an infant, a doctor diagnosed her with tongue-tie. Teigen was shocked. A few days earlier, she had brushed off an Instagram follower who suggested ...

Congratulations on your new bundle of joy! Is it joyful? What if your baby cries, fusses and isn’t feeding well? Perhaps you’ve tried breast and bottle-feeding without success. After talking to family ...

"Lingual frenulum" is the medical term for the skin under your tongue. Some infants and adults need this skin cut, particularly if they have feeding or speech challenges. Several procedures can ...

New research raises questions as to whether too many infants are getting tongue-tie and lip tether surgery (also called frenulectomy) to help improve breastfeeding, despite limited medical evidence ...